2020 Power Wagon front parking sensors need wiping all the time.

[jabartram]

Is anyone else having issues with front sensors needing wiping all the time?
Issue is they are clean!
Any known issues?

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[LeesEvoX]

This is my one gripe about the truck.

I will constantly, and randomly get the "front park sense unavailable. Wipe front sensors" message.

No idea why...

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[gruntdog]

I get this message randomly and they seem clean too.

 

[Travelin Ram]

Happens to mine with some frequency. I never clean them except when the truck gets washed; the message always goes away and they resume working. I’ve probably seen that message at least 50 times.

 

[Scotts26]

Mine does it randomly as well even when they seem clean. I’m not worried about it enough at this point to hassle with a service appointment.

 

[2003F350]

Yeah...the parking sensors are something that I have a love-hate relationship with. They're useful when they work. I get messages every now and then during spring/summer/fall that they're unavailable.

Up here in the north land, my front ones are about to go out for 3-5 months, and my rears are going to be intermittent. Ice, snow, and salt make keeping them clean impossible.

Honestly, with where some of you guys are, it could literally be dust/fine sand collecting on the sensors. Wiping the face of them isn't always enough, you often have to wipe down between the sensor and the big ring around them to make them work right again. I've found windex, a few paper towels, and some patience can clean them up real nice...until the next time they get dirty.

 

[retired]

knock on wood has not happened to me but I only have 2100 miles on mine. I have heard that the pull on the winch hook can cause issues if just allowed to flap around.

 

[Gamedog]

Add me to the "it happens randomly" column...

Still haven't figured out if there's anything that triggers it, as it's happened in snow in cold temps, while driving on dirt county roads, driving on dry asphalt roads and even after a wash...

 

[Omar RVA]

This happens to me pretty randomly.

I don’t know if it’s in my head or not but it always seems more frequent after I wash the truck. It doesn’t rain much where I’m at but I’m wondering if water intrusion has something to do with it (into the connectors or behind the sensor).

OA

 

[jabartram]

im going to pull all related connectors this weekend and check sealing.

 

[Breaker Alex]

They message me anytime it rains, snows or doing offroad.

I keep 'em off until needed in a parking.

 

[Grand Mesa]

A viable solution?



Consumer Reports recommends getting out of your vehicle approximately every 20 miles in snowstorms to wipe off the sensors. Make certain to use your hazard flashers when stopped in the emergency lane during blizzards with white out conditions.

Consumer Reports...

"Make sure the entire car is snow-free before driving. It's the law in some areas. And, of course, you may have to clear the sensors several times on a trip, especially if you’re driving through a storm. One CR staffer needed to stop five times on a 100-mile trip through a snowstorm to keep his car's sensors clean."

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/how-to-keep-your-car-sensors-clean-in-winter/

 

[2003F350]

A viable solution?

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Consumer Reports recommends getting out of your vehicle approximately every 20 miles in snowstorms to wipe off the sensors. Make certain to use your hazard flashers when stopped in the emergency lane during blizzards with whiteout conditions.

Per Consumer Reports...

"Make sure the entire car is snow-free before driving. It's the law in some areas. And, of course, you may have to clear the sensors several times on a trip, especially if you’re driving through a storm. One CR staffer needed to stop five times on a 100-mile trip through a snowstorm to keep his car's sensors clean."

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/how-to-keep-your-car-sensors-clean-in-winter/

Or...you can just let them be off because they're not a safety feature unless you're parking.

 

[donivan]

Have not seen this on my truck with 9K miles. Maybe try turning them off then on?

 

[Overlander]

Or...you can just let them be off because they're not a safety feature unless you're parking.

Do they also function with the safety package for automated braking/adaptive cruise or is that a different sensor?

 

[Trailmaker]

Had that message a few dozen times. Now I can’t use them at all. Oh well.

 

[jabartram]

Had that message a few dozen times. Now I can’t use them at all. Oh well.

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I had considered that, but they seem to be on permanent backorder, so i went grill mount. and added an after market front camera just in case.

 

[Trailmaker]

I had considered that, but they seem to be on permanent backorder, so i went grill mount. and added an after market front camera just in case.

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Very nice! I thought all 19+ models came standard with the front camera?

 

[BWL]

My sensors are off now. I hate the chime to warn me they're disabled, but not as much as all the beeping and the chimes to tell me to clean or service them that I frequently got. At least on this truck when you turn them off they stay off. Switched them off almost a year ago and they haven't been back on since. Maybe I'll turn them back on to see if they still work before winter hits and they become useless again.

 

[retired]

Very nice! I thought all 19+ models came standard with the front camera?

I wish.